Connecticut Memorial Day 2013 parades: Monday parades and events

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Memorial Day 2013 Monday, May 27, is when the majority of the parades around Connecticut are held. Parade routes wind through the back streets of Connecticut towns and down the main streets of Connecticut cities. Even if you are not planning to attend the parade, you might want to check out the parade route in your town or city if you are venturing out of the house.

Whether you are planning to join in on the festivities or you just want to make sure that you don’t get stuck in parade traffic, here is a list of Monday, May 27, 2013 Connecticut parades, according to the Milford Patch on May 26, 2013.

Connecticut Memorial Day 2013 Monday May 27, parades:

DanburyMonday, May 27, 9:30 a.m.

The parade starts at the corner of Rose and Main streets, then down Main Street to Rogers Park. Check out the military parachute jumpers. They will land in a Rogers Park baseball field at 10:30 a.m.

The parade begins on River Road and goes on through to Wilton Center. The up Ridgefield Road to Hillside Cemetery, where they will have a Memorial Day ceremony.

Westport Monday, May 27, 9 a.m.The parade starts at 9 a.m. on Riverside Avenue and will end in Parker-Harding Plaza. Memorial services will follow on Veterans Green.

NorwalkMonday, May 27, 2 p.m.The parade starts at Veterans Park then up Fort Point Street, Van Zant Street, East Avenue, and ends at the Town Green. Both the northbound and southbound entrance and exit ramps of I-95 Exit 16, will be closed between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.

FairfieldMonday, May 27, 10 a.m.This parade closes a section of Route 1 and Old Post Road to traffic for the parade. Parking is offered at Fairfield Train Station and commuter parking lots off I-95.

EastonMonday, May 27, 9:30 a.m.The parade begins at 9:30 a.m. from Easton Fire House Green and Proceed along Center Road to Town Hall.

SouthburyMonday, May 27, 11 a.m.The parade goes down Main Street South and then the Family Picnic Day at Ballantine Park starts at noon and will run until 5 p.m.

NaugatuckMonday, May 27, 9:15 a.m.The parade units will assemble on North Main Street in Union City at 8:45 a.m. The parade will start at 9:15 a.m.

Derby/SheltonMonday, May 27, 9 a.m.The Parade starts at 9 a.m. in Derby near Elizabeth Street and Cottage Street and crosses the Derby/Shelton Bridge, ending in Shelton at the Slab.

TrumbullMonday, May 27, 10 a.m.

The parade starts at Marisa’s Ristorante on Main Street near Long Hill Green and ends at Town Hall.